StuG III G (Italy)

▄StuG III G

▄StuG III G

Description

The ▄StuG III G is a rank Italian tank destroyer with a battle rating of (AB), (RB), and (SB). It was introduced in Update "Ixwa Strike". It differs from the German StuG III G by the absence of Ostketten and Add-on Armour modules and by the addition of a smoke grenade launcher.

General info

Survivability and armour

Armour type:

• Rolled homogeneous armour (hull, superstructure)

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	80 mm (50°) Lower glacis 80 mm (19°) Lower plate 30 mm (76°) Bottom junction glacis	30 + 5* mm (*Side skirts)	50 mm (15°) Upper plate 50 mm Lower plate 30 mm (66°) Bottom junction glacis	30 mm (4°) Front part 16 mm Engine compartment 30 mm (13°) Rear part
Superstructure	80 mm (0-11°) Upper plate 80 mm (1-10°) Gun mantlet 30 mm (69°) Upper glacis 30 mm (50°) Side glacis overhanging the tracks	30 + 5* mm (*Side skirts)	30 mm	11 mm
Cupola	50 mm (cylindrical)			11 mm

Notes:

• Suspension wheels and torsion bars are 15 mm thick while tracks are 20 mm thick.
• The side skirts protect against HEAT and HE rounds by detonating the fuzes before they penetrate the vehicle..
• The belly of the StuG III G (Italy) is 30 mm thick.

Mobility

Game Mode	Max Speed (km/h)		Weight (tons)	Engine power (horsepower)		Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
	Forward	Reverse		Stock	Upgraded	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	44	8.2	24.4	426	525	17.46	21.52
Realistic	40	7.5		265	300	10.86	12.3

Armaments

Main armament

75 mm StuK40					Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Stock	Full	Expert	Aced
Arcade	54	-6°/+17°	±10°	N/A	13.2	18.3	22.2	24.6	26.1	7.67	6.78	6.25	5.90
Realistic					8.9	10.5	12.8	14.1	15.0

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
PzGr 39	APCBC	140	137	125	112	100	89
Hl.Gr 38B	HEAT	80	80	80	80	80	80
PzGr 40	APCR	166	162	146	128	112	98
Sprgr. 34	HE	10	10	10	10	10	10

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile Mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
PzGr 39	APCBC	750	6.8	1.2	14	28.9	48°	63°	71°
Hl.Gr 38B	HEAT	450	4.4	0.05	0.1	872.1	62°	69°	73°
PzGr 40	APCR	930	4.1	N/A	N/A	N/A	66°	70°	72°
Sprgr. 34	HE	550	5.74	0	0.1	686	79°	80°	81°

Smoke shell characteristics
Ammunition	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile Mass (kg)	Screen radius (m)	Screen deploy time (s)	Screen hold time (s)	Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g)
K.Gr.Rot Nb.	540	6.2	13	5	20	50

Ammo racks

Ammo racks of the StuG III G (identical).

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	Visual discrepancy
54	40 (+14)	17 (+37)	1 (+53)	No

Notes:

• Racks disappear after you've used all shells in the rack.
• Pack 17 (+37) shells into battle to deplete your right flank of ammo (racks 1 & 2 emptied).

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